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LEC 1 Flashcards

1
Q

List 6 most harmful parasitic infective diseases

A

Amoebic meningitis, Malaria, Leishmaniasis, Trypansosomiasis, Onchocerciasis, Schistosomiasis

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2
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Given species: provide genus

Naegleria fowleri

A

Amoebic meningitis

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3
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Given species: provide genus

Plasmodium parasites

A

Malaria

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4
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Given species: provide genus

Leishmania parasites

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Leishmaniasis

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5
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Given species: provide genus

Trypanosome parasite

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Trypansosomiasis

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6
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Given species: provide genus

Onchocerca parasite

A

Onchocerciasis

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7
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Given species: provide genus

Schistosoma parasite

A

Schistosomiasis

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8
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What type of organism is a Protozoa

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Single cell organism

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9
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What type of organism is a Metazoa

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Multi-celled organism

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10
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Helminths are what and include 3 types

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Helmainths- worms

3 types: Nematodes, Cestodes, and Trematodes

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11
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Common name of…

Nematodes

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Round worms

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12
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Common name of…

Cestodes

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Flat worm/ tapeworm

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13
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Common name of…

Trematodes

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Flukes, leaf like worms

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14
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Metazoa include what 2

A

Helminths and Arthropods

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15
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Protozoa- eukaryotic 
List 2 class of Phylum Sarcomastigophora
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Class Lobosoea and Zoomastigophorea

Pseudopodia and Flagella

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16
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Protozoa- eukaryotic 
Name the class of Phylum Ciliophora
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Class Kinetofragminophorea (cilia)

17
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Protozoa- eukaryotic 
What is the class of Phylum Apicomplexa
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Class Coccidia

ex. Cryptosporidium

18
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Protozoa- eukaryotic 
what's the class of Phylum Microspora
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Class Microsporidia

19
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Protozoa- eukaryotic 
What is the class of Phylum Apicomplexa
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Class Sporoza

20
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Helminths- Metazoa 
What is the class of Phylum Nemathelminthes
A

Class Nematoda (roundworms)

21
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Helminths- Metazoa 
What are 2 class of Phylum Platyhelminths
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Class Cestoda (flat/tapeworm) 
Class Digenea (flukes)
22
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Arthropoda- Arthropods

what are the 2 class

A 
Class Insecta (flies, bugs, fleas)
Class Arachnida (ticks, mites)
23
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Define Endoparasite

A

Parasite that lives inside host

24
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Define Ectoparasite

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Parasite lives on or in the skin

25
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Describe facultative parasite

A

free-living organism that becomes parasites if ingested or enters a wound
ex. Naegleria fowleri (contaminated swimming)

26
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Explain Accidental parasites

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normally lives on or in host and don’t survive long with out host
ex. cat hookworm or roundworm

27
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Types of hosts

A

Definitive host
Intermediate host
Transport host
Reservoir host

28
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Define definitive host

A

Parasite reaches reproductive maturity

29
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Define intermediate host

A

Harbors parasites that have asexual reproduction

30
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Define Transport host

A

Harbors parasite but never reproduces just moves to new host

31
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Define Reservoir host

A

infective to humans

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